Lead Civil Estimator – Remote, Heavy Civil

Bbch Llc; Minnesota; Remote; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Health Savings Account

Health Reimbursement Account

Flexible Spending Account

Employer-paid life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

SES Constructors LLC is seeking a Lead Estimator for our Civil Construction Business Line. The role focuses on developing detailed estimates from plans, specs, and scopes of work and coordinating with field and office teams.

This remote position requires EST or CST availability and occasional travel; a bachelor's in construction mgmt or civil engineering and 10 years of heavy civil estimating are preferred. Competitive benefits are included.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree, preferably in construction management or civil engineering.
• 10 years’ estimating experience in the heavy civil construction industry.
• Experience estimating federal projects is preferred.
• Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and project schedules.
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with CPM scheduling and estimating software such as Bid2Win (B2W) and HCSS Heavy Bid.

Responsibilities

• Produce self-perform heavy civil cost estimates including crew assemblies and production rates based on various project size, scope, and mix within the heavy civil market.
• Furnish accurate and clear quantity takeoff information to provide a detailed list of materials and assess the total construction costs.
• Identify, source and analyze potential subcontractor and vendor quotes to determine comprehensive, best value partnerships.
• Identify, quantify, and evaluate potential risks, and develop a plan for how operations will address them.
• Prepare, seek review of, and submit inquiries to clients regarding drawings, specifications, and scopes of work.
• Collaborate with a team of in-house professionals from both the field and office in preparation of each estimate.
• Meet interim estimate milestones to allow for successive reviews by team members and superiors, such as constructability and productivity reviews, to provide adequate time for re-calibration as necessary in order to meet submission deadlines.
• Support constructability reviews through communication with the project team, designers, and subcontractor market. Prepare alternate constructability approaches as needed.
• Obtain and thoroughly vet subcontractor and supplier pricing as needed to ensure comprehensive scope coverage.
• Interact with Operations and support operational needs after award including potential alternates, options, discussion of bid-day assessments, and potential site conditions differing from those scoped in the contracting documents.

Skills

Heavy civil estimating

Bid2Win (B2W)

HCSS Heavy Bid

Quantity takeoffs

Subcontractor pricing

Leadership & collaboration

Contract documents analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management or civil engineering

Tools

Bid2Win (B2W)

HCSS Heavy Bid

Job description

SES Constructors LLC is seeking a Lead Estimator for our Civil Construction Business Line. The role focuses on developing detailed estimates from plans, specs, and scopes of work and coordinating with field and office teams.

This remote position requires EST or CST availability and occasional travel; a bachelor's in construction mgmt or civil engineering and 10 years of heavy civil estimating are preferred. Competitive benefits are included.